Head to Head Survey: CBL & Associates Properties (OTCMKTS:CBLAQ) versus CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW)

CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) and CBL & Associates Properties (OTCMKTS:CBLAQ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CoreCivic and CBL & Associates Properties, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoreCivic	0	2	1	0	2.33
CBL & Associates Properties	0	0	0	0	N/A

CoreCivic currently has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.72%. Given CoreCivic’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than CBL & Associates Properties.

Profitability

This table compares CoreCivic and CBL & Associates Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoreCivic	3.50%	6.10%	2.94%
CBL & Associates Properties	0.82%	0.68%	0.09%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CoreCivic and CBL & Associates Properties’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoreCivic	$1.90 billion	0.74	$67.59 million	$0.56	22.71
CBL & Associates Properties	$535.29 million	N/A	$6.55 million	N/A	N/A

CoreCivic has higher revenue and earnings than CBL & Associates Properties.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of CoreCivic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of CBL & Associates Properties shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CoreCivic beats CBL & Associates Properties on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CoreCivic

CoreCivic, Inc. owns and operates partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities in the United States. It operates through three segments: CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties. The company provides a range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America's recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. Its correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities offer rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, faith-based services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment. The company owns and operates correctional and detention facilities, residential reentry centers, and properties for lease. CoreCivic, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

About CBL & Associates Properties

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates retail properties. The firm engages in owning, developing, acquiring, leasing, managing and operating regional shopping malls, open-air centers, community centers and office properties. It operates through Malls and All Other segments. Its properties include Malls, Associated Centers, Community Centers, Office Buildings, Construction Properties and Mortgages. The company was founded on July 13, 1993 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.